Cuttack

Cuttack Kataka
City
Badambadi Bus Stand Bali Jatra Barabati Fort Barabati Stadium Cuttack Chandi Temple Orissa High Court Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
Nicknames:  Silver City Millennium City[1]
Cuttack Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Cuttack Cuttack (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°31′25″N 85°47′17″E / 20.52361°N 85.78806°E / 20.52361; 85.78806
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Cuttack
Established	989 CE
Founded by	Markat Keshari of Keshari Dynasty
Named for	Ancient military cantonment of Utkal
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC)
• Member of Parliament	Shri Bhartruhari Mahatab (BJD)
• Members of Legislative Assembly	Barabati-Cuttack : Shri Mohammed Moquim, INC Choudwar-Cuttack : Shri Souvic Biswal, BJD Cuttack Sadar (SC) : Shri Chandra Sarathi Behera, BJD
• Municipal Commissioner	Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, IAS
• Deputy Commissioner of Police	Pinak Mishra, IPS
Area [2]
• City	192.5 km2 (74.3 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Odisha .
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2011)[3]
• City	606,007
• Rank	India 72nd, Odisha 2nd
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
• Metro	666,702
Demonym	Katakia
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ZIP code(s)	7530xx/754xxx
Telephone code	0671
Vehicle registration	OD-05
UN/LOCODE	IN CUT
Website	cuttack.odisha.gov.in

Cuttack (/ˈkʌtək/ ^ⓘ, or officially Kataka in Odia [ˈkɔʈɔkɔ]), is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of the Odia and Sanskrit name Kataka which literally means The Fort, a reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially developed. Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. The Orissa High Court^[4] is located there. It is the commercial capital of Odisha which hosts many trading and business houses in and around the city. Cuttack is famous for its Durga Puja which is one of the most important festivals of Odisha. The city is categorised as a Tier-II city as per the ranking system used by Government of India.^[5][6][7]

The old and the most important part of the city is centred on a strip of land between the Kathajodi River and the Mahanadi River, bounded on the south-east by Old Jagannath Road.^[8] The city, being a part of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation consisting of 59 wards.^[9] Cuttack stretches from Phulnakhara across the Kathajodi in the south to Choudwar in north across the Birupa River, while in the east it begins at Kandarpur and runs west as far as Naraj. Four rivers including Mahanadi and its distributaries Kathajodi, Kuakhai, Birupa run through the city. Further Kathajodi is distributed into Devi and Biluakhai which often makes the geographical area look like fibrous roots.

Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are often referred to as the Twin-Cities of Odisha. The metropolitan area formed by the two cities has a population of 1.862 million in 2018.^[10] Cuttack, an unplanned city, is characterized by a maze of streets, lanes and by-lanes which have given it the nickname of a city with Bauna Bazaar, Tepana Galee and i.e. 52 markets and 53 streets.